April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers are my favorite gift to receive for Mother’s Day. This year some of my flowers came as sort of an inheritance from my mother-in-law. She loves flowers and was an avid gardener. Her yard was always beautifully trimmed...

The “Star Wars” films have created a legacy that has spanned generations. My dad took me to the original movies when I was a kid. My husband and I saw all of the movies in the second trilogy years ago when they came out. And now we are taking our kids to the new ones...

Sometimes it’s startling to discover the kinds of things to which my kids are exposed. I received a group email from a concerned parent telling us about a suicide dare circulating in a high school on the other side of the state that stemmed from the Netflix series “13...

Easter and Tax Day usually fall in the same month, at least in the United States. But this year the two have combined in a rather unique way for me and my family. Not only are they just days apart, but I am really feeling the burden of my taxes this year. This is a...

Author’s note: Putting on the whole armor of God takes time and effort. Each piece is important, but they all work together for our spiritual protection. Part 1 of this series will focus on the armor that we figuratively put on, and Part 2 will focus on the shield and...

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